There are times when I drop into an Apple Store at a nearby mall (two in the Atlanta area) and feel, well, a bit lonely. No, the Apple folks are friendly and helpful; no sales pressure. The place is crowded so it’s easy to feel a bit left out even with …
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Apple’s incredible new spaceship campus has one massive flaw
In late 2011, 83-year-old Evelyn Paswall broke her nose after walking into the glass wall of an Apple store. She the sued the company and was settled without any cost to Apple, according to a legal filing in early 2013.
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Apple store has no place in the people’s square
FEDERATION Square CEO Jonathan Tribe told us in these pages that the square faces significant challenges. Apparently, its buildings are deteriorating, its visitor numbers are in free fall and its visitor experience is old-fashioned. You’d have to forgive …
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B.C. creator of non-browning Arctic apple plans ‘aggressive expansion’ after positive U.S. test run
The Arctic apple, developed by Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF), was … as has the Department of Agriculture in the U.S. Carter said consumer surveys done in six store locations resulted in 92 per cent of customers saying they would be very likely or …
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Apple store worker, 21, who made hoax bomb threats to shopping centre because he wanted the day off work avoids jail sentence
An Apple store shop assistant has been spared jail after he made hoax bomb threats to a shopping centre because he wanted the day off work. University student Arjunbir Soin used his own mobile phone to make four calls on December 30 last year, claiming …
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Apple’s First Flagship Store in Thailand Appears to be headed to the ICONSIAM World Class Luxury Shopping Mall
It’s being reported today by Germany’s Storeteller site that the city panorama of Bangkok gets a new landmark with ICONSIAM. Should the illustration adequately reflect the future luxury shopping mall, Apple will be exposed to the first Apple store in …
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Save big: Refurbished Apple Watch Series 3 lands on Apple store
There’s no better time than now to get a cheap deal on the Apple Watch Series 3, now that Apple is starting to sell refurbished units. Apple’s online store stocked up on refurbished Apple Watch Series 3 units this week, giving customers the opportunity …
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Apple store artist impression at Federation Square is not the actual design
The maligned Apple store design at Federation Square will not be its final iteration, according to architects working with the government. The Andrews government rolled out an artist’s impression of the “flagship” concept store, which has since been …
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French pranksters face Apple Store ban for tax protests
Apple wants us to think of our friendly local Apple Store as a “community hub” or “town square,” but that apparently doesn’t include being a space for public protests. According to a new report, Apple has gone to court in Paris to try and prevent …
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Get 3 Months of DirecTV Now and the New Apple TV 4K for $105
To give you a proper perspective of how good of a deal this is, Apple Store currently sells the Apple TV 4K for $180. DirecTV hosts a similar offer year-round, but you usually have to pre-pay for 4 months instead of 3. Should you decide to cancel DirecTV …
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Apple Goes to Court With French Tax Activist Group That Paints Company as The Empire From Star Wars
Last month, Apple sued French tax activist group “Attac” for occupying its flagship Parisian store during a protest of what Attac called “wide-scale tax evasion.” Today, Apple has asked the court in Paris to ban the group from its French stores and prevent …
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How You Can Win Big From the Changes to Apple’s App Store
Apple, Inc. has proven itself a trendsetter in almost every space it’s attempted to dominate. Its iPod, one of the first products to encapsulate the new era of Apple, launched a pioneering market for high-quality, portable audio devices and converted a …
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Apple asks court to ban tax campaigners from its French stores
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email View more sharing options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on WhatsApp Share on Messenger Close ‘Apple pay your taxes’ written on its store windows in Aix-en-Provence in …
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Apple plans for Fed Square were nearly complete in mid-2016
Apple’s plan for a “flagship” store at Federation Square, to be created by demolishing one of the square’s original buildings, was largely complete almost two years ago, a confidential government report given to The Age shows. The report …
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The case for Apple to sell a version of iCloud for work
including Apple Music and the App Store, as sources of revenue growth. That’s important, because unit sales growth has slowed for Apple’s biggest revenue generator , the iPhone. Apple now has around 850 million iCloud users — up from 782 million in …
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Alipay Now an Option at Every Apple Store in China
A strange new development in mobile payments recently took place, as Alipay announced that it was now a payment option at all the Apple Store locations in mainland China. This marked the first time that a third-party mobile payment system was accepted at …
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Will an Apple Store Ruin Federation Square?
Late last year, tech giant Apple released concept designs for a “global flagship store” in Melbourne’s Federation Square to a veritable media storm. The Victorian government approved the demolition of the existing Yarra building to make way for an …
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